A close-up of an ornate fireplace inside the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. Hume-Fogg High School and other local landmarks of the central business district such as L & C Tower are visible. The...

A photograph of the Broadcast Music, Inc. building, located at 710 16th Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) was officially declared operational on Feb. 15, 1940 in New York City. The company was established by radio...

A photograph taken from inside the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. Hume-Fogg High School and other local landmarks of the central business district such as L & C Tower are visible. The...

A scene from the 1980 Easter Parade with the International Year of the Child float with participants wearing various traditional ethnic clothing and waving to the crowd along Church Street in downtown Nashville. The International Year of the Child...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view (September 14th, 1961) of the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, about 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. It was owned by Andrew...

A view of the water tunnel in Cheatham County known as Patterson’s Forge, or Montgomery Bell Tunnel. The historic marker near the tunnel describes the site as “4.1 mi. northwest, at The Narrows, Montgomery Bell, pioneer industrialist, ironmaster,...

An exterior view of the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. The cornerstone of the Customs House was laid by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 19, 1877. Approval for a federal building dates...

An historic marker for Patterson’s Forge (Montgomery Bell Tunnel) in Cheatham County that reads: “4.1 mi. northwest, at The Narrows, Montgomery Bell, pioneer industrialist, ironmaster, philanthropist and turfman, built a forge in 1818. Power was...

An interior hallway at the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. The cornerstone of the Customs House was laid by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 19, 1877. Approval for a federal building...

An interior view of some architectural details at the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. The cornerstone of the Customs House was laid by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 19, 1877. ...

An interior view of the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. The cornerstone of the Customs House was laid by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 19, 1877. Approval for a federal building dates...

An interior view of the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. The cornerstone of the Customs House was laid by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 19, 1877. Approval for a federal building dates...

An interior window at the Customs House, located at 701 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee, February 25th, 1976. The cornerstone of the Customs House was laid by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 19, 1877. Approval for a federal building...